It is a company that runs tours and resorts, not only in Brazil, but internationally as well. Guilherme Paulus is the genius and entrepreneur behind the fast-growing enterprise. Since he started his first hotel over twenty years ago, nearly 100,00 people have stayed at resorts and hotels owned by Guilherme Paulus. GJP Hotels and Resorts operates over 20 resorts and hotels.

The idea for the company did not come from him personally at first, but from a man, a state deputy, whom he first met while on a trip. It was interesting in that Guilherme Paulus had the expertise, but the other man had the money, and came up with the investment. They formed a unique partnership in this way, and the company came into being. He opened a store beside a movie theater, insuring that plenty of people saw his store. This was one of the first things he learned. To be in the public eye and to be seen was the best idea. Four years later, he was on his own.

Guilherme Paulus has a personal motto that he remembers well and lives by: “Save a penny to have a million.” That is how he operates his company. Up close and personal, he is a ‘hands on’ type of businessman. He goes to his hotels and meets his guests and talks with his employees. He is there, not at an office miles away, but right where he should be. He works with his people. That is what has made the entrepreneurship of this extraordinary man a wonderful success story.